Tag: Electoral Reform

One year after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that electoral reform was not going to happen, despite numerous promises to the contrary, a group of Guelph activists said that they’re still invested in holding the PM to his word. To do this, some concerned Guelphites decided to put on a little show, one that might appeal to the drama teacher background of the present occupant of the PMO. Watch the “zombies” descend on Lloyd Longfield’s constituency office. Continue reading “Zombie Play Tries to Make a Point About Electoral Reform for MP”→

It’s the end of the year, and that means that it’s time for lists. Lists and more lists. Top 10s on every conceivable subject. Guelph Politico also likes to do lists this time of year, and the subject we chose is the Top 10 Guelph Political Stories of the Year. From retirements to mergers, from reviews stalled and reviews achieved, and from one renovation project nearing completion to another finally making it on the books, it was another busy year in the Royal City. Let’s countdown the hits in order… Continue reading “Top 10 Guelph Political Stories of 2017”→

As you may have heard, electoral reform is a hot button issue in Guelph, which is why when Fair Vote Guelph decided to bring a couple of high-profile federal figures to town to talk about it, a few hundred people were interested in hearing what they had to say. So if you happened to have missed the talk featuring Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May and Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong on Tuesday, this is your chance to hear it. And if you did happen to the be there, this is your chance to hear it again. Continue reading “LISTEN: Chong and May Talk about Government Reform and Turning Parliament Inside Out”→

Phase two of Democracy Guelph’s charm offensive to get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to put electoral reform back on the national menu began tonight at eBar by appealing to a necessary member of Trudeau’s caucus, Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield. The official launch of Local Proportional Representation was meant to appeal beyond the audience of one though, it’s a kick-off to a city-wide campaign to make push reform forward by convincing people that LPR is the best way to make it happen. Continue reading “Electoral Reformers Try to Convince Longfield to Promote a Guelph-Made Proposal”→

In the basement of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, as the music from the rehearsal organ echoed nearby, about two dozen people gathered to parse the so-called “Guelph Model”, an electoral reform proposal that’s meant the thread the eye of several different needles in order to meet a whole lot of different expectations. But does it work? Continue reading “The “Made in Guelph” Electoral Reform Solution Workshopped”→

Two protests in two weeks. Guelph hasn’t been this riled up about something since the anti-Walmart days! But the passionate demands of Guelphites for electoral reform seems to have not been silenced by the apparent disinterest of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep his campaign promises. In fact, the PM’s dismissal of the issues seems to have created a new urgency. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #67 – The Voices of Electoral Reform”→

Justin Trudeau may be over electoral reform, but nearly 30 communities across Canada today wanted the prime minister to know that they’ve not forgotten a promise he supposedly made over 1800 times. Here in Guelph, which has taken the idea of reform to heart, well over 200 people showed up in front of the constituency office of MP Lloyd Longfield to keep pushing him to push the issue in the House of Commons. Continue reading “Protest Closes Cork Street and Pushes MP for Electoral Reform”→

Schreiner to Host “Largest Political Rally in Guelph History”! === What: Mike for Guelph rally in support of Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner’s, election campaign. This will be the largest political rally in Guelph history. Who: Special guests: David Suzuki, Elizabeth May, Sarah Harmer | Open to the public (1000 attendees expected) | Free to att […]

Horwath Coming for Guelph NDP Candidate Nomination!=== From the Guelph NDP: Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath will be in Guelph to speak at our nomination meeting on Saturday, April 21st where will elect the candidate who will represent the NDP in Guelph and become our next MPP! The meeting will take place at the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (683Woo […]

Municipalities, Province, and Businesses Team Up for Innovation! === The City of Guelph, in partnership with the cities of London and Barrie, as well as MaRS Discovery District (MaRS), is embarking on an exciting three-year Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) project.The MIX will open new economic opportunities to a range of businesses and help public secto […]